aa'a

See also: aaa, a a a, Aaa, AAA, A.A.A., à̰á̰ā̰, 🝛, aa & a, and AA&A

Finnish

Etymology

Compare aa'atutu and aakatutu. Possibly imitative of lullabies.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌˣɑ/, [ˈɑːˌʔɑ]
  • Rhymes: -aaˈa
  • Syllabification(key): aa‧a

Noun

aa'a

  1. (dialectal, rare) Synonym of kehto (“crib”).

Usage notes
Dialectal distribution for aa'a
  • Kainuu (Kainuu)
    • Kuhmo
  • Northern Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala)
    • Ilomantsi, Kitee, Kontiolahti
  • Northern Satakunta (Pohjois-Satakunta)
    • Tyrvää
  • Western Satakunta (Länsi-Satakunta)
    • Pomarkku
  • Southern Southwest Finland (Eteläinen Varsinais-Suomi)
    • Muurla
  • Southwest Finnish Highlands (Varsinais-Suomen Ylämaa)
    • Yläne

The classification of and data for regional dialects is based on pre-1950s data. Since the 1950s, the dialects have become increasingly mixed and levelled, and besides Standard Finnish, a relatively uniform and originally urban 'colloquial Finnish' is beginning to emerge in their place.

Source: Suomen murteiden sanakirja by Kotimaisten kielten keskus (CC BY 4.0)

Declension

Various. The one below likely if used in standard Finnish.

Inflection of aa'a (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative aa'a aa'at
genitive aa'an aa'ojen
partitive aa'aa aa'oja
illative aa'aan aa'oihin
singular plural
nominative aa'a aa'at
accusative nom. aa'a aa'at
gen. aa'an
genitive aa'an aa'ojen
aa'ainrare
partitive aa'aa aa'oja
inessive aa'assa aa'oissa
elative aa'asta aa'oista
illative aa'aan aa'oihin
adessive aa'alla aa'oilla
ablative aa'alta aa'oilta
allative aa'alle aa'oille
essive aa'ana aa'oina
translative aa'aksi aa'oiksi
instructive — aa'oin
abessive aa'atta aa'oitta
comitative — aa'oineen
Possessive forms of aa'a (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person aa'ani aa'amme
2nd person aa'asi aa'anne
3rd person aa'ansa

Derived terms
  • aa'alulla
  • aa'atutu

References
  • “aa'a”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.
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